Shareholder information

Shareholder queries

If you have any queries about your shareholding in Dairy Crest Group plc, please contact the Company's Registrar, Equiniti. The Equiniti website covers answers to questions about changes of name and/or address, how to replace lost share certificates or dividend vouchers and how to get dividends paid directly into your bank account.

www.equiniti.com

Dividend history

Dairy Crest Group plc has paid the following dividends since flotation in August 1996:

Year ended Type Amount Paid
31 March 1997 Interim 3.26p 23 January 1997
Final 6.64p 5 August 1997
31 March 1998 Interim 3.5p 22 January 1998
Final 7.4p 6 August 1998
31 March 1999 Interim 3.85p 22 January 1999
Final 8.15p 5 August 1999
31 March 2000 Interim 4.15p 24 January 2000
Final 8.85p 9 August 2000
31 March 2001 Interim 4.5p 25 January 2001
Final 9.6p 9 August 2001
31 March 2002 Interim 4.8p 29 January 2002
Final 10.4p 9 August 2002
31 March 2003 Interim 5.1p 30 January 2003
Final 11.3p 11 August 2003
31 March 2004 Interim 5.5p 29 January 2004
Final 13.4p 9 August 2004
31 March 2005 Interim 5.9p 31 January 2005
Final 14.3p 9 August 2005
31 March 2006 Interim 6.3p 31 January 2006
Final 15.2p 9 August 2006
31 March 2007 Interim 6.7p 30 January 2007
Final 16.2p 8 August 2007
31 March 2008 Interim 7.1p 31 January 2008
Final 17.3p 7 August 2008
31 March 2009 Interim 7.1p 29 January 2009
Final 13.0p 6 August 2009

Duplicate tax vouchers can be obtained from Equiniti, on payment of a fee.

Reporting calendar

  • Financial year end - 31 March
  • Preliminary results announcement - May
  • Annual report and accounts - June
  • Final dividends paid - August
  • Interim results announcement and interim report - November
  • Interim dividend paid - January

Annual General Meetings

The company's 2009 Annual General Meeting was held at Eversheds, 1 Wood Street, London EC2V 7WS on Thursday 16 July at 11.00am.

Listing information

Business Summary: Manufacture and trading of milk and dairy products
Sector: Food Producers and Processors
Index: FTSE 250
Ticker symbol: DCG

Contacts

If you would like further information and would like to contact our investor relations or management team, please email us by clicking on the email address below:
Email: investorrelations@dairycrest.co.uk
Tel: 01372 472200

You can also write to:
The Company Secretary
Dairy Crest Group plc
Claygate House
Littleworth Rd
Esher
Surrey
KT10 9PN

Registered office

Claygate House
Littleworth Road
Esher
Surrey KT10 9PN
Registered in England & Wales No 3162897